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J. BRANTLY.

UOTTON SWEEP. No. 248,569. Patented Oct. 25,1

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ATTORNEYS.

.NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BRANTLY, OF LILLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

COTTON-SWEEP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,569, dated October 25, 1881.

Application filed March 14, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN BRANTLY, of Lillington, Harnett county, North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gotton-Sweeps or Shovel-Flows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figurelis a central longitudinal vertical section of my improved cotton-sweep and its attachments. Fig. 2 is a top view of the cottonsweep and its attachments, and Fig. 3 is a side view of the guide for the sweep.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of cotton-sweeps or shovel-plows in which a guide-plate extending into the soil deeper than the point of the plow is arranged in rear of it; and it consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of the parts, as'hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, a represents the standard of a cotton-sweep or shovel-plow, b the beam, and c the handles, all of ordinary construction.

d represents a cotton-sweep secured to the lower end of the standard in the ordinary manner.

e e are two plates placed face to face and pivoted to the lower end of the standard at m, immediately behind and in line with the point of the cotton-sweep d. At the outer ends of the plates 6 e, and between them, is bolted the I lower end of the circular arcf, which is slotted at its upper end to receive a bolt provided with a nut and secured to the plow-standard. By

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this construction it will be seen that the plates 0 0 can be turned circularly on the pivot at the lower end of the standard a, and secured in any desired position. Between the plates 6 0, near its pivot, is secured a plate, g, having an angular notch or recess, h, at its rear end, adapted to receive the angular end of the guide 6, which is provided, at its opposite or rear end, with an inclined angular slot, 70, adapted to fit over a bolt, n, passing through both plates 6 at their rear ends.

l is a wedge, adapted to he slipped into the notch h in the plate 9 to hold the guide securely in place between the plates 6. By removing the wedge and sliding the guide forward it can be readily removed and replaced, when worn, by another guide. It will be seen that by this construction the guide may readily be removed when worn, and that the guide projecting into the soil below the point of the sweep steadies the latter and prevents any lateral movement of.the sweep in its forward movement,holding the sweep against any weeds or obstructions it may meet with and severing the same.

What I claim as new is-- The combination, with the plow-standard a, of the plates 0, pivoted thereto, recessed plate 9, secured between the plates 0, pin a, adjustable guide-plate 1', having notch k, wedge Z, and curved adj Listing-arm f, having a slot at its upper end, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

JOHN BRANTLY. Witnesses:

SoLoN O. KEMoN, CHAS. 1t. WRIGHT. 

